Lin Lingsu clenched his teeth, sweat dripping in torrents.
He had struggled in the mortal world for far too long, desiring to free himself from the entanglements of the Five Aggregates, yet he continually bound himself tighter within his own cocoon.
Most people in the world are like this. No matter how resolutely they make up their minds, amidst the flow of time they eventually come to realize that many of their aspirations are little more than jokes.
Perplexed as to why they become this way, unable to find the force manipulating them in the shadows, they attribute it to fate.
What Shen Yue said might sound like just a few casual words to others, but Lin Lingsu, standing beside Shen Yue—whom he always regarded as akin to a celestial being—had been earnestly pondering every word Shen Yue uttered.
He was unaware that Shen Yue was using the Buddhist teaching method of "hearing, pondering, and cultivating" to enlighten him.
